Hi, That is interesting bug. If you do not mind what is the profiler you use? (I would like to check for the bug by myself).
Just a suggestion, if you have time maybe you could post in batik bug bugzilla, so it doesn't lost in the thread. Regards Tonny Kohar > In a dynamic JSVGCanvas, on the UpdateManager thread, when i remove a > SVGOMImageElement (that represents an embedded SVG image, i.e. > CompositeGraphicsNode) using > > AbstractParentNode.removeChild(SVGOMElement); > > The removed SVGOMImageElement cannot be garbage collected because it is > still referenced by an instance of > SVGImageElementBridge.ForwardEventListener (it is listed as imgElement > of SVGImageElementBridge... by my profiler software) > > I have tried the same method for SVGOMImageElement loading a embedded > PNG image (i.e. RasterImageNode) and the node does get released of all > its references and it is garbage collected. > > Also, I have tried it with SVG elements constructed within the app > ("rect", "g", etc....) and they also are released completly, and > disposed of properly. The only problem I found is with SVGImageElement > loading a external SVG images (i.e CompositeGraphicsNode). > > This situation generates a considerable Memory Leak if you want to > add-remove dynamically external SVG images into your JSVGCanvas > document, since every remove will leave the removed SVGOMImageElement > lingering there without being released for disposal, and at some point > it saturates the JVM allocated memory and crashes the application. -- Sketsa SVG Graphics Editor http://www.kiyut.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]